Telemundo to Bring Mexican Soccer Matches to the U.S.

MEXICO CITY/MIAMI,
September 29: Grupo Televisa and Telemundo Communications Group have struck a
deal that sees the U.S. Hispanic network broadcasting all of the soccer matches
played at the home stadiums of six of Mexico’s premier teams.

These rights also include
matches that involve these teams from the playoffs, semi-finals and finals of
the Mexican National Championship.

Ricardo Perez Teuffer, the
VP of sports and special events at Televisa, said, "The demand in the
United States to view top-quality soccer from Mexico is substantial and
growing, reflecting the popularity of the sport and the rapid increase in both
size and influence of the Hispanic population in the U.S. Working with
Telemundo, we together are assuring the United States market full access to a
very special and highly sought after product through the unique content and
distribution strengths respectively of Televisa and Telemundo."

"This opportunity
will strengthen Telemundo's position in delivering quality sports content that
is relevant to the U.S. Hispanic audience," added Jorge Hidalgo, the
senior executive VP of network sports at Telemundo. "We are delighted to
be working with Televisa to bring this great property into the Telemundo
Network and extending our Mexican soccer coverage to our viewers."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski